When we give exams containing OMR sheets, we must mark the answers correctly. If we make a mistake in making a circle, such as big or small or smudging in the sheet, it may cut our marks in the exams. Here You Will Read about Pens You Can Use For OMR Sheets
First, to know more about how you can mark the OMR sheet perfectly, let me tell you about the pens you can use for the OMR sheets in any exam.
What are the pens that can be used in OMR sheets? In OMR sheets Ballpoint pen should always be used because smudging is very low; also, the OMR sheets have a low possibility of getting dirty using a ballpoint pen instead of gel and ink pens.
Now the question may be coming to your mind what kind of ballpoint pen should you use for marking OMR sheets? Let’s consider some points while buying a pen for your exams.
Points To Consider Before Buying a Pen For OMR (Sheets) Exams.
- Choose a medium-tip pen between 0.5 mm – 0.7 mm (0.5 mm is better).
- Get a smudge-free ink pen.
- Avoid Purchasing Cheap Pens Below 5 Rs.
- Always use branded pens while writing any exam.
Some exams in India, such as NEET, IIT-JEE, and State PSC exams, provide a pen for aspirants to write the exam, as they mention in their notification.
In most exams, the centers do not provide any writing material to the aspirants. In that case, you must get the best pens to fill the answers in the OMR sheets.
Here I have listed some pens you can buy for your exams with OMR sheets.
To fill the OMR Sheets, 0.5 mm tip pens are the best as they have a big point covering a large area while writing. But if all pens are uncomfortable, it’s up to you what type of pen you want to use during your exam.
I have given more than 10+ exams in recent years on the OMR sheet, and during the exam, I observed that most of the candidates are using a list of given pens that are given below.
Link Pentonic My Personal favorite.
- Tip Size – 0.7 mm
- Price – 5 Rs Per Piece
- Brand – Linc
- Availability – Amazon / Offline
Natraj Classic Ball Pen Popular Among Many Aspirants.
- Tip Size – 0.5 mm
- Price – 5 Rs Per Piece
- Brand – Cello
- Availability – Amazon / Offline
Cello Gripper Ball Pen For Best Grip
- Tip Size – 0.5 mm
- Price – 5 Rs Per Piece
- Brand – Cello
- Availability – Amazon / Offline
Cello Bling Pastel Ball Pens
- Tip Size – 0.5 mm
- Price – 5 Rs Per Piece
- Brand – Cello
- Availability – Amazon / Offline
Reynolds Fine Carbure
- Tip Size – 0.5 mm
- Price – 5 Rs Per Piece
- Brand – Reynolds
- Availability – Amazon / Offline
Other than that, if you are not allowed to take your stationery in the exam hall, you cannot do anything but don’t hesitate to ask for a new pen if you have got into trouble while filling up the answers.
Now let’s see how to fill in answers in your OMR sheet.
- First, don’t be in a hurry while marking answers in the OMR sheet until you are fully confirmed because there is no second chance to mark answers. If you do, so they will not be counted.
- Rather than marking answers in the OMR sheet, you can do the same in the question paper but keep your eye on the time. If you ignore it, the OMR sheet will be fresh as new at the last moment.
- Suppose you have 3 Hours to solve a paper; break it into sections. Here, I have taken the example of the NEET question paper.
There are three subjects that you have to solve in the NEET exam.
- Biology – 90 questions.
- Chemistry – 45 Questions.
- Physics – 45 Questions.
Here’s how you can spit you three hours to solve the paper.
- First 15 minutes – Thoroughly Read The Question. During this time, don’t solve any questions.
- 2 hours 15 minutes – During this time, solve the questions given to you in the paper and mark the answers in the question paper itself.
- Last 30 minutes – In the last 30 minutes, you must fill out all the circles in the OMR sheet. Don’t be in a hurry while doing this, and don’t make smudges around your OMR Sheet.
